Chris Blue

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Chris Blue

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|15}}

| birth_place = Glendale, Arizona, U.S.

| origin = Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|R&B|soul|gospel|pop}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/05/24/the-voice-chris-blue-winner-wedding-fiancee/102087326/|title='Voice' champ Chris Blue: Now I can give fiancée the wedding she deserves|work=USA Today|date=May 24, 2017|first=Carly|last=Mallenbaum|access-date=May 16, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/chris-blue-wins-voice-giving-alicia-keys-first-victory-t111922|title=Team Alicia takes it! Alicia Keys gets first 'Voice' victory with Chris Blue|work=Today|date=May 24, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2018}}

| occupation = Singer

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2014–present

| label = Republic Records

| associated_acts = Alicia Keys

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Chris Blue (born January 15, 1990) is an American soul and gospel singer. He is the winner of season 12 of the American talent competition The Voice at the age of 27. He was the last artist to sing during the blind auditions in his season and filled the last spot on Team Alicia.

Life and career

=Early life and career beginnings=

Blue was born on January 15, 1990, in Glendale, Arizona to Ernest Blue Jr. and Janice Blue-Williams.{{cite web|title=Chris Blue Celebrity Profile|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/chris-blue/|work=Hollywood Life|date=22 March 2017|access-date=May 24, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Chris Blue advances to knockout rounds on 'The Voice'|url=http://www.newschief.com/news/20170326/chris-blue-advances-to-knockout-rounds-on-the-voice|work=News Chief|date=March 26, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2017 |last1=Catala |first1=Paul }} He is the youngest of seven children.{{cite web|title=The Voice's Chris Blue recalls being 'little Michael' of family group|url=http://www.wbir.com/entertainment/television/programs/the-voice/the-voices-chris-blue-recalls-being-little-michael-of-family-group/424069060|work=WBIR.com|date=March 21, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, when he was 10 years old. Blue started singing in church at age 3.{{cite web|title=Knoxville's Chris Blue passes Voice audition|url=http://www.wbir.com/entertainment/television/programs/the-voice/knoxvilles-chris-blue-passes-voice-audition/422504940|work=WBIR.com|date=March 14, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Blue started preaching at Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee , and was ordained at the age of 15. He eventually became a worship leader in the Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Choosing a music career from very early on, he formed the Blue Brothers with his siblings and later they appeared on BET's Bobby Jones Gospel show. He won the Voice-Off Knoxville competition in 2015. He toured locally as well as in England, The Bahamas, Jamaica and the Virgin Islands.{{cite web|title=Chris Blue: 5 Things To Know About The Crazy Good Singer On Season 12 Of 'The Voice'|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/04/18/who-is-chris-blue-the-voice-season-12-alicia-keys/|work=Hollywood Life|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2017|archive-date=May 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526023956/http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/04/18/who-is-chris-blue-the-voice-season-12-alicia-keys/|url-status=dead}}

Blue also attended Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN, and was actively involved in the campus worship ministry as well as the campus gospel choir.

=The Voice (2017)=

Blue auditioned in 2017 to compete in season 12 of The Voice. In the blind auditions, broadcast on March 14, 2017, on NBC, he sang "The Tracks of My Tears" from The Miracles and was the last competitor to perform in the Blind Auditions on episode 7 of the auditions. Alicia Keys was the only judge left with a place in her team and she chose Blue. Blue became part of Team Alicia by default.

He won the title for the season against Blake Shelton's finalist Lauren Duski who finished as runner-up.

The Voice performances

:{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:16px;"
scope="col" \| Stage ! scope="col" \| Song ! scope="col" \| Original artist ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Order ! scope="col" \| Result
scope="row" \| Blind Audition \| "The Tracks of My Tears" \| Smokey Robinson and The Miracles \| March 14, 2017 \| 7.9 \|Alicia Keys, the only judge with places left on team Joined Team Alicia by default
scope="row" \| Battles (Top 48) \| "Adorn" (vs. RJ Collins) \| Miguel \| March 21, 2017 \| 10.2 \|rowspan=2\|Saved by Alicia
scope="row" \| Knockouts (Top 32) \| "Superstition" (vs. Quizz Swanigan) \| Stevie Wonder \| April 3, 2017 \| 13.1
scope="row" \| Live Playoffs (Top 24) \| "Love on the Brain" \| Rihanna \| April 17, 2017 \| 17.7 \|rowspan=6\|Saved by Public Vote
scope="row" \| Live Top 12 \| "Love and Happiness" \| Al Green \| April 24, 2017 \| 19.6
scope="row" \| Live Top 11 \|"When a Man Loves a Woman" \| Percy Sledge \| May 1, 2017 \| 21.11
scope="row" \| Live Top 10 \|"24K Magic" \| Bruno Mars \| May 8, 2017 \| 23.5
scope="row" rowspan=2 \| Live Semifinals (Top 8) \| style="background:gold;" \| "If I Ain't Got You" (duet with Vanessa Ferguson) \| Alicia Keys \| rowspan=2\| May 15, 2017 \| 25.2
style="background:gold;" \| "Take Me to the King" \| Tamela Mann \| 25.5
scope="row" rowspan="3" \| Live Finale (Final 4) \|"Diamonds and Pearls" (with Alicia Keys) \| Prince and The New Power Generation \| rowspan="3" \| May 22, 2017 \| 27.3 \|style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="3" \| Winner
style="background:gold;" \| "Money on You" (original song) \| Chris Blue \| 27.6
style="background:gold;" \| "Rhythm Nation" \| Janet Jackson \| 27.12

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scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" | Original artist

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Order

! scope="col" | Result

scope="row" | Blind Audition

| "The Tracks of My Tears"

| Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

| March 14, 2017

| 7.9

|Alicia Keys, the only judge with places left on team
Joined Team Alicia by default

scope="row" | Battles (Top 48)

| "Adorn" (vs. RJ Collins)

| Miguel

| March 21, 2017

| 10.2

|rowspan=2|Saved by Alicia

scope="row" | Knockouts (Top 32)

| "Superstition" (vs. Quizz Swanigan)

| Stevie Wonder

| April 3, 2017

| 13.1

scope="row" | Live Playoffs (Top 24)

| "Love on the Brain"

| Rihanna

| April 17, 2017

| 17.7

|rowspan=6|Saved by Public Vote

scope="row" | Live Top 12

| "Love and Happiness"

| Al Green

| April 24, 2017

| 19.6

scope="row" | Live Top 11

|"When a Man Loves a Woman"

| Percy Sledge

| May 1, 2017

| 21.11

scope="row" | Live Top 10

|"24K Magic"

| Bruno Mars

| May 8, 2017

| 23.5

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Live Semifinals (Top 8)

| style="background:gold;" | "If I Ain't Got You" (duet with Vanessa Ferguson)

| Alicia Keys

| rowspan=2| May 15, 2017

| 25.2

style="background:gold;" | "Take Me to the King"

| Tamela Mann

| 25.5

scope="row" rowspan="3" | Live Finale (Final 4)

|"Diamonds and Pearls" (with Alicia Keys)

| Prince and The New Power Generation

| rowspan="3" | May 22, 2017

| 27.3

|style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="3" | Winner

style="background:gold;" | "Money on You" (original song)

| Chris Blue

| 27.6

style="background:gold;" | "Rhythm Nation"

| Janet Jackson

| 27.12

Order	Collaborator(s)	Song	Original Artist
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+ Non competition performances
22.1 \| Vanessa Ferguson, Stephanie Rice and Alicia Keys \| "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" \| Aretha Franklin
28.7 \| Usher \| "Everybody Hurts" \| R.E.M.

Personal life

Blue met his English wife Stephanie Dunkley in 2014.{{cite web|title=Knoxville's Chris Blue wins 'The Voice' Season 12|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/05/24/knoxvilles-chris-blue-wins-the-voice-season-12/339080001/|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2017}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQDiyawaOo |title=Chris Blue ties to the knot |date=2017-07-14 |last=WBIR Channel 10 |access-date=2025-05-02 |via=YouTube}}

Discography

= Albums =

2017: The Complete Season 12 Collection (The Voice)
2019: Fresh Start
2019: One Light
2024: Foundations: The Hymns of My Heart

=Singles=

2017: "Money on You"
2017: "Blue Blood Blues"
2017: "Humanity"
2019: "You Are My Heaven"

Releases from The Voice

2017: "The Tracks of My Tears"
2017: "Adorn" (with RJ Collins)
2017: "Superstition"
2017: "Love on the Brain"
2017: "Love and Happiness"
2017: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
2017: "24K Magic"
2017: "If I Ain't Got You" (with Vanessa Ferguson)
2017: "Take Me to the King"
2017: "Diamonds and Pearls" (with Alicia Keys)
2017: "Rhythm Nation"
2017: "Money on You"

References

External links

[http://chrisbluelive.com/ Official website]
[https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/voice-champ-chris-blue-on-alicia-keys-battling-doubt-w484572 'Voice' Season 12 Champ Chris Blue on Alicia Keys, Battling Doubt: I Almost Didn't Audition], Rolling Stone

{{Succession box|title=The Voice (American)
Winner|before=Sundance Head|after=Chloe Kohanski|years=2017 (Spring)}}

{{Succession box|title=The Voice (American)
Winner's song
"Money on You"|before="Darlin' Don't Go"|after="Wish I Didn't Love You"|years=2017 (Spring)}}

Category:Living people

Category:People from Glendale, Arizona

Category:The Voice (franchise) winners

Category:1990 births

Category:Musicians from Knoxville, Tennessee

Category:21st-century American male singers

Category:21st-century American singers